Hi guys its me (ya you don't know me :')) well I hope you like this.
~it started as any other day I guess, having no idea what that day would bring~
~every story has an end, but in life every ending is just a new beginning~
~pov~
Well I guess I should start off with, Diana Hagerman that's my name. I'm also African American, brownish black hair and you guessed it brown eyes, age 19. I have about three very good friends, Maryanne, piper, and last but no less miss drama queen herself, Megan.
I guess you could call use the four musketeers, or just four girls that are friends that works to. but there's more reasons we're friends.
We all have our differences me for one, well I like making clothes, sketching, sowing, sing a little and you get the point."
Maryanne cadaver long blond hair and sea blue eyes, she loves the sea, swimming, she's on the swimming team at school even went to championships at one point, but she's so shy! took about a year for her to warm up to us. also she has things about her even we don't know about her Also age 19
Piper rabbi know as the genius of the group and the school, she's also African American well on her moms side and her dad is Korean, she's a light shade of brown right in between tan. For most of her life she lived on a farm in New Jersey, but moved into NC around 16, a perfect sweet-heart one woman army, Age 18."
Then there's Megan arena if you don't know how I feel about her yet I'll explain, you see Megan was born in California with her mom, at the age of 15 to live with her dad after her mom remarried. she's been on my kill list ever since she spilt milk on my cardigan, Age 18."
~ AND THIS IS WHERE IT BEGINS~
Diana pov
Walking up the step of a blue house, with a brown picket fence with a front gate" giving it a slight push it opened. it wasn't even locked, Diana knew where she was going many times this was another get together like friends should, a sleep over you would say, but this time unknowingly things were going to take a 360 degrees turn.
Knocking on the painted white front door, Diana was waiting patiently no sooner then she did it cracked a little, Maryanne pepped around the door frame.
"Diana you came," Maryanne said in a small voice a slight smile on her face.
"As I always am!" I replied back, Maryanne always did this, she would of thought by know, when she has a sleepover we would always come.
Opening the door completely Diana walked inside, going down the hallway and taking a left turn she arrived in the living room, where as always piper was on the computer and Megan complaining about how she wants to read her messages on face book.
Taking a deep breath Diana sat down next to the vintage yellow lamp that Maryanne's mother just had to have, taking out her necessary items and the main reason they became friends the hunger games book.
You see Diana doesn't own the first or last book but that's ok to her, her favorite one was right in her hands "catching fire" her favorite part is when katniss dress turned into a mockingjay.
Maryanne had the last book "mockingjay" and she cried every time she read it.
And piper had the first "the hunger games" and she wouldn't part with it to save the world.
Megan doesn't even own any of the books, the way she even knew about them was because of a book assignment, which was a group thing and that's how we met and been friends ever since."
"Like can we get on with this now" complained megan as always."just hold on a minute' I said sitting down.
She huffed but didn't say anything else, which was a big surprise for Diana.
"Alright I have the first book, so we should start with that one" confirmed piper putting down her laptop. "!Oh I made you this" she exclaimed, running her hand in her pocket, she pulled out a slim metallic key card, "I thought you might like this, seeing as you don't have one."
Piper had one herself, this Diana knew but hers was plastic hers looked like the real thing, silver with her picture, and even a capitol seal.
'thank you' smiling at her friend. Diana put it in the fold of a pocket on her dress, which was blend of blue, green, and gold along the sides. "now where were we" piper asked, getting the subject back on to the books.
"We were going to read the first book' said Maryanne quietly, head down pepping through her hair.
"Lets get on with it already" megan exclaimed, but it seemed as fate had other plans, Maryanne was holding her hardcopy, piper was holding hers and I was holding mine and just as piper was about to open her book lightning and thunder sounded outside, the fireplace seemed to come alive with tips of blue and gold, on the edges and the most strangest and scariest was that the books began to glow as if they were on fire.
"What's going on" Megan screamed and that's all I got to hear before, I went head first into the book, into the unknown.
I kept my eyes closed, all through the feeling of my body going through jelly or how ever it feels like to be going through a book, I didn't have the courage or the will to open them it was only when I felt concrete collide with my back, all the air came rushing out of me at once. and I felt light headed because along with my back an head that hit just as hard."
Standing up slowly trying to get the aching headache that was forming by rubbing my temples, I got a good look to where I was and the first thing to greet me, was to a seal on a huge banters and not just any seal the capitol seal'' "I'm in the capitol." I said to myself softly, badly trying to make myself snap out of these stupid thoughts, but I couldn't.
I realized I was in between what seems to be apartments that may belong to millionaires, I slowly began to walk in between them, heading to what I assume to be the street. but my foot collided with a book...my book, I was temped to throw it. but simply stuffed it into my pocket.
Right as I was turning the corner, I collided with a woman with frizzy blond hair that was cut into a bob, heavy purple eyeshade along with black lipstick and a black puffy dress that stopped right above her knees.
"I'm so sorry" I tried to apologies, first day in another world and I just had to do something stupid. "There's no harm done but I would like to know where you got that dress, I seen nothing like it" she questioned, pointing towards my attire.
Looking down to my hand made dress, I couldn't think why she would want to know such a thing. "I made it" I replied, she gave a wide smile making me think I knew her from somewhere, maybe she was in the background of the movie, "you have such talent." she praised making me blush deeply.
"Owe this old thing its nothing really, I just doodle ideas that come to me" I said, waving away the complement but still blushed at the praise.
"So you make clothes" she said with that wide smile on her face that I couldn't resist smiling as well "nothing extraordinary but yes I do make some" I say liking how I had someone to talk to about clothes designs.
"Why don't you come with me to my home, so I might see some of your designs, if that's ok" she asked. "That would be great" I replied, not wanting to stay out here any longer.
Following this unknown person to there home, was something I never thought would happen to me, yes maybe when you're lost try not to talk to strangers, but in this case I'm lost in another world, that I knew all about which was an upside but not by much. so I just decided to take my chance.
We stepped into an elevator which seemed to have fifty buttons with different floors on it, she pushed the one sixth to the floor making us move up. "I never got your name" I told her feeling silly not to ask. 'Oh its Portia" I didn't even realize the elevator had stopped and Portia got off "what's your name" Portia asked "its Diana" I said instantly snapping out of my shock of learning her name.
"Well you can wait in here as I go get my things!" smiling as she left to go into another room, Diana slide into a lavender colored chair with little birds all over it "!I ran into Portia the partner of cinna, the craters of katnisses dresses" she thought. what do I do now I have no place to live, no money and worst of all I have no idea if my friends are here or not."
She was interrupted from her thoughts when Portia came back, with a stackful of drawings of clothes mainly dresses, some made her want to laugh but she didn't for Portia's sack, she found herself having fun with Portia not only about clothes but others things like, how they both like mystery books, classic music and what they want from life.
Diana showed her sketch book to Portia (that she kept in a pad size on her at all times, for when inspiration hit) she liked them but it was when she came to Diana's drawing of the "girl on fire" dress which she drawled from the movie, that she became intrigued, did you draw this" she said. "yes but I just got the idea off of a movie I watched" she replied. it was the truth, the hunger games were made into a movie.
"You know" Portia began "me and my partner cinna haven't come up with an idea for this years hunger games" she said with a pointed look at Diana.
"Really" Diana couldn't help but ask thinking they would already have made it; "yes we have about a month left and still nothing, why don't you help us we're doing district twelve it may not seem like much but with this design it would make a great opening, maybe helping this years tributes get the sponsors they need" she said sounding desperate at the end.
Diana was speechless for awhile her mind reeling. "if I help I get a job make clothes like I wanted, and in the process find out about the others, and maybe I could change things" Diana thought but quickly discarded of the last thought, "what could I do I'm not even part of this world, or maybe that's why I'm here?" her thoughts were then changed and looked at Portia.
"I would love to" she said, much to Portia's happiness. "oh I can't wait to introduce you to cinna on your designs, Portia said walking around happily, "we must go to the studio at once!" forcing Diana out of the chair and out to the elevator once again, what seemed like a life time of walking, they made it to a gray building and went inside.
Portia used her i.d to get passed the guard and waited for Diana to do the same, Diana then got scared not knowing what would happen if she doesn't give him one, "Just relax." she told herself doing little to calm herself.
The guard began to look inpatient and Portia seemed worried, and when she thought all was lost she remembered what piper gave her just before she ended up here, pulling out the capitol fake card she gave it to the guard hoped it would work, and as if the heavens were smiling down on her it was accepted, "!thank the heavens." she thought. Walking along side Portia.
"this is amazing" Diana said in awe. They reached a room that was rounded with three giant glass windows and modeling rakes that looked like the movie design room.
"I thought the exact same way." Portia said, with a hint of amusement in her voice. "now lets get onto those designs." she particle running with Diana's designs to a table that held other clothes and colored fabric and the likes.
It seemed like hours, no days till they came to a conclusion of what colors they would use, and how they would make the dress, Diana then heard the door open up behind her, looking behind she saw the man that gave life to the girl on fire. "Cinna!" Portia squealed in that capitol accent that made Diana want to laugh. "come, come you must meet our new partner, her design is what we've been looking for, and she's so talented you must meet her" Portia practically dragging cinna toward her.
Diana got a good look at cinna when he came up close, he looked like he did in the movie with soft brown eyes, same shade of hair and a light dust of gold that brought out his eyes, "its nice to meet you, I'm cinna." he extended his hand out in greeting, which Diana took. "my name is Diana" not taking her eyes off his.
Now lets see these designs of yours" he said with a good natured laugh, which Diana smiled at, they all spent more then four hours which seemed like more working on the outfit.
"Thank you for your help" said cinna. "my pleasure!" replied Diana, as Diana was walking ahead, she seemed to drop something that feel out of her overloaded pocket, before she could pick it up Portia got to it first "Oh, look you dropped this book" she said flipping through the pages."
Diana instantly froze looking on in shock as Portia looked into it, Portia herself began to pale once she got to a certain page, looking up Portia looked at Diana. "what is this" Portia said in a soft voice.
"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you" Diana said just as soft, Portia gave a small smile as cinna looked on confused, "try me ." Portia challenged with a small smile.
Diana took the time to tell them all about the books where she came from and her feeling of why she was here, all while Portia and cinna looked on in silence voicing there questions and answers time to time.
"So katniss goes into the hunger games, and starts a rebellion and becomes the mockingjay for the rebellion and ends up ending the hunger games, but at a price so many were lost" Diana said.
"Like whom" cinna asked, in a calming voice that worked instantly on Diana but not knowing why, "well there's this years tributes" Portia and cinna stiffened.
"there's this girl named rue and a boy named thresh from district eleven rues just twelve and thresh looks about eighteen, fox face from three." at that Portia and cinna laughed weakly. "wiress from district three and both tributes from one, mags and finnick odair, katniss sister, primrose everdeen and all of district twelve is blown up , people are being killed on all sides" she finished.
Portia and cinna looked on, seeming as if there picturing the whole thing, slowly they came out of it they stare straight at Diana, "we're going to help you." cinna said, Portia bobbing her head fiercely.
Dianna felt a great relief but then she remembered something to her horror and it must of showed, cause Portia asked about it, looking straight at cinna she said "there's one more" she said hesitantly.
"you also die cinna." if that wasn't the look that came over his face it was Diana's breaking heart to see him like that.
"How" he finally managed. "you died by giving hints to katniss about the rebellion during the quarter quell, they came a little after you said it and killed you" Diana said chocking on the sob that she didn't want to come out, but she couldn't hold her tears for a man that she meet roughly four hours .
Cinna looked down for a second and looked back at her face, taking her hand in his own and giving a light smile. "we know now and we can change things" he said with a grin Portia giggled and they began making plans.
That night Diana stayed awake in bed, to restless to sleep from today's events, getting up she went to the window Portia kindly let Diana stay with her, looking at the lights all around her she couldn't help but think of her friends and a man with golden eyes.
Maryanne pov
Not to far away just four districts over, Maryanne awoke to find herself in an unknown room. with a glass window covering half the side of the wall, laying in an unknown bed that was shaped into a seashell and had white sheets and aquamarine bedspread. getting up she found she was no longer wearing her plain yellow dress but a bright blue green she began to panic.
Rushing towards the door she opened it as quietly as possible. looking both ways of the hall she went straight down to her left, she stopped right outside a door when she heard talking leaning in she could make out a man and a women's voice. "just let her rest" the unknown women's voice said. "she's been sleeping all day she might be sick" replied the male.
"There's nothing we can do but wait" the women scolded the unknown male voice. Maryanne wanting to get a better position to hear them talking, accidentally hit a small table that was right next to the door with a vase which was filled with seashells and sand, before she could catch it, it went shattering to the floor.
"what was that" the women's voice said in worry, the door was thrown open reveling a very attractive man but Maryanne didn't sick around to get a better look, when she ran the other way looking for an exit.
"Wait, stop!" the man yelled running after Maryanne, Maryanne was scared and confused "where am I?, why am I here, how come I'm here in the first place" she kept quizzing telling herself when she found a sliding door and opened it to find a beach with endless water surrounding it.
Her shock of what she was seeing gave the man the time to get closer, Maryanne saw this and took off running again "lets talk about this!" the strange man yelled, getting closer and closer with each step.
Maryanne was getting her feet stuck in the sand and not knowing where to go, she fell over drift wood of all things. the man grabbed hold of her around her waste and held her to him as she struggled. "let me go" Maryanne screamed. as tears gathered in her eyes and the next thing she knew was she was crying into his chest while he stroked her hair.
He led her back towards the house with out even a struggle on her part, the women who was talking earlier was standing in the door way looking relived when they returned.
"you poor thing lets get you something to eat" said the kind old women with grey hair but a kind smile on her crinkled face, sitting down at a table she was served what looked like fish salad.
"Now tell me child how did you end up on the beach unconscious" she asked, Maryanne just looked at her thinking of what to say.
"oh yes my names mags" the older women said looking embarrassed, Maryanne gave a small smile in return.
"and that lump over there that saved you is finnick odair!" Maryanne knew those names anywhere they were part of her favorite hunger games book, "but how?" she thought realizing they were waiting for her reply, she looked down in embracement and whispered her name quietly "my name is Maryanne."
"Maryanne" mags said testing it out. "its a very pretty name" she said smiling.
"Thank you" Maryanne replied. "now where you from I never seen you around here before." finnick said sitting right down next to her giving her a flirting smile .
" I don't know." she replied still not looking up. "you don't know" mags said sounding confused. 'you wouldn't believe me if I told you" Maryanne thought.
finnick leaning closer to her, waiting for a response. all Maryanne did was shake her head. "well, if you cant tell use then you can stay here" mags said and finnick hastily agreed.
"Show her to her room" mags ordered " she had along day."
"this way" finnick said offering his arm, which Maryanne hesitated. before she took hold as he lead her to the same room she first woke up in, as finnick turned away to leave Maryanne took hold of his sleeve, "thank you for all you done for me" her head bowed.
finnick held a lopsided grin "I'd do it all again if I had another chance" finnick replied and at that she looked up, finnick seemed to hold his breath when he looked into her eyes, she gave a good night gesture and retired to her now room.
"Good night" finnick whispered before heading back to mags.
~How you like it? no piper or Megan yet but just wait and see.
